Changing life behind bars Flashcards
deterrence
a bad experience that will put other people off committing crimes
Abschreckung
incapacitation
restricted movement so that you cant commit more crimes duirng your prison sentence
Entmündigung
rehabilitation
education, training n treatment for addiction so that you can avoid life of crime after your release
Wiedereingliederung
retribution
fair punishment for your crime
Vergeltung
free
not under the control or in the power of sb else
frei
lacking
having none or not enough of smth
mangelnd
low-security
without many locked doors (of a prison)
mit niedriger Sicherheitsstufe
proportionate
increasing/decreasing in size, amount or degree according to changes in smth else
proportional
supportive
encouraging sb or giving them help
unterstützend
typical
having the usual qualities or features of a particular type of person, thing or group
typisch
valuable
very useful/important
wertvoll
concerned
1.worried and feeling concern about smth, beunruhigt
2.affected by, betroffen
involved
1.complicated, aufwendig
2.taking part in smth, beteiligt
possible
1.that might exist, denkbar
2.that can be done or achieved, möglich
present
1.being in a particular place, anwesend
2.happening now, jetzig
responsible
1.having the job or duty of doing smth or taking care or sb or smth, verantwortlich
2.reliable and trustworthy, verantwortungsvoll
to bow to pressure
be forced to do what sb else wants you to do, usually unwillingly
sich dem Druck beugen
to follow sb´s lead
to use an example/action done by sb else as a guide to copy
jmds Beispiel folgen
to toe the line
to do what you are expected to do without causing trouble for anyone
sich fügen
to turn a blind eye
to pretend not to notice smth bad thats happening, so you dont have to do anything about it
die Augen verschließen
to buck the trend
to resist or oppose the general direction in which a situation is changing or developing
gegen den Strom schwimmen
to go against the grain
to be or do smth different from what is normal or natural
gegen den Strich gehen
to spur sb into action
to encourage sb to do smth/to encourage them to try harder to achieve smth
jmdn zum Handeln bewegen
to step up to the mark
to try harder in order to benefit from an opportunity or deal with a situation
sich der Herausforderung stellen